1
Come
down, and
sit in the
dust, O
virgin daughter of
Babylon, sit on the
ground: there is no
throne, O
daughter of the
Chaldeans: for thou shalt no
more be
called tender and
delicate.
l,b'B -t;B t;l.Wt.B r'p'[ -l;[ yib.v.W yid.r ? yiK ~yiD.f;K -t;B aeSiK -nyea #,r'a'l -yib.v ? h'GUn][;w h'K;r .$'l -.Wa.r.qIy yipyisw{t a{l
2
Take the
millstones, and
grind meal: uncover thy
locks, make
bare the
leg, uncover the
thigh, pass
over the
rivers.
l,b{v -yiP.f,x .$et'M;c yiL;G x;m'q yin]x;j.w ~Iy;xer yix.q ? tw{r'h.n yir.bi[ qw{v -yiL;G
3
Thy
nakedness shall be
uncovered, yea, thy
shame shall be
seen: I will
take vengeance, and I will not
meet thee as a
man.
x'Q,a ~'q'n .$et'P.r,x h,a'reT ~;G .$et'w.r,[ l'GiT ? ~'d'a [;G.p,a a{l.w
4
As for our
redeemer, the
LORD of
hosts is his
name, the Holy
One of
Israel.
lea'r.fIy vw{d.q w{m.v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y .Wnel]a{G
5
Sit thou
silent, and
get thee into
darkness, O
daughter of the
Chaldeans: for thou shalt no
more be
called, The
lady of
kingdoms.
yiK ~yiD.f;K -t;B .$,v{x;b yia{b.W ~'m.Wd yib.v ? tw{k'l.m;m t,r,b.G .$'l -.Wa.r.qIy yipyisw{t a{l
6
I was
wroth with my
people, I have
polluted mine
inheritance, and
given them into thine
hand: thou didst
shew them no
mercy; upon the
ancient hast thou
very heavily laid thy
yoke.
~en.T,a'w yit'l]x;n yiT.l;Lix yiM;[ -l;[ yiT.p;c'q ? !eq'z -l;[ ~yim]x;r ~,h'l .T.m;f -a{l .$ed'y.B ? d{a.m .$eLU[ .T.d;B.kih
7
And thou
saidst, I shall be a
lady for
ever: so that thou didst not
lay these things to thy
heart, neither didst
remember the latter
end of it.
.T.m;f -a{l d;[ t,r'b.g h,y.h,a ~'lw{[.l yir.ma{T;w ? H'tyir]x;a .T.r;k'z a{l .$eBil -l;[ h,Lea
8
Therefore
hear now this, thou that art given to
pleasures, that
dwellest carelessly, that
sayest in thine
heart, I am, and none
else beside me; I shall not
sit as a
widow, neither shall I
know the loss of
children:
x;j,b'l t,b,vw{Y;h h'nyid][ ta{z -yi[.miv h'T;[.w ? bevea a{l dw{[ yis.p;a.w yin]a H'b'b.liB h'r.m{a'h ? lw{k.v [;dea a{l.w h'n'm.l;a
9
But these
two things shall
come to thee in a
moment in
one day, the loss of
children, and
widowhood: they shall
come upon thee in their
perfection for the
multitude of thy
sorceries, and for the
great abundance of thine
enchantments.
d'x,a ~w{y.B [;g,r h,Lea -yeT.v .$'L h'na{b't.w ? .$Iy;p'v.K b{r.B .$Iy;l'[ .Wa'B ~'MUt.K !{m.l;a.w lw{k.v ? d{a.m .$Iy;r'b]x t;m.c'[.B
10
For thou hast
trusted in thy
wickedness: thou hast
said, None
seeth me. Thy
wisdom and thy
knowledge, it hath
perverted thee; and thou hast
said in thine
heart, I am, and none
else beside me.
.$et'm.k'x yin'a{r !yea .T.r;m'a .$et'['r.b yix.j.biT;w ? yin]a .$eBil.b yir.ma{T;w .$,t'b.bw{v ayih .$eT.[;d.w ? dw{[ yis.p;a.w
11
Therefore shall
evil come upon thee; thou shalt not
know from whence it
riseth: and
mischief shall
fall upon thee; thou shalt not be
able to put it
off: and
desolation shall
come upon thee
suddenly, which thou shalt not
know.
l{Pit.w H'r.x;v yi[.det a{l h'['r .$Iy;l'[ a'b.W ? .$Iy;l'[ a{b't.w H'r.P;K yil.k.Wt a{l h'w{h .$Iy;l'[ ? yi['det a{l h'aw{v ~{a.tiP
12
Stand now with thine
enchantments, and with the
multitude of thy
sorceries, wherein thou hast
laboured from thy
youth; if so be thou shalt be
able to
profit, if so be thou mayest
prevail.
r,v]a;B .$Iy;p'v.K b{r.b.W .$Iy;r'b]x;b a'n -yid.mi[ ? y;l.Wa lyi[w{h yil.k.WT y;l.Wa .$Iy'r.W[.Nim .T;[;g'y ? yicw{r][;T
13
Thou art
wearied in the
multitude of thy
counsels. Let now the
astrologers*, the
stargazers*, the
monthly prognosticators, stand
up, and
save thee from these things that shall
come upon thee.
.$U[yivw{y.w a'n -.Wd.m;[;y .$Iy't'c][ b{r.B tyea.lin ? ~i[yidw{m ~yib'kw{K;B ~yiz{x;h ~Iy;m'v .Wr.b'h ? .$Iy'l'[ .Wa{b'y r,v]aem ~yiv'd\x,l
14
Behold, they shall be as
stubble; the
fire shall
burn them; they shall not
deliver themselves from the
power of the
flame: there shall not be a
coal to
warm at, nor
fire to
sit before it.
.WlyiC;y -a{l ~;t'p'r.f vea v;q.k .Wy'h heNih ? ~'m.x;l t,l,x;G -nyea h'b'h,l d;Yim ~'v.p;n -t,a ? w{D.g,n t,b,v'l r.Wa
15
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast
laboured, even thy
merchants, from thy
youth: they shall
wander every
one to his
quarter; none shall
save thee.
.$Iy;r.W[.Nim .$Iy;r]x{s .T;['g'y r,v]a .$'l -.Wy'h !eK ? .$e[yivw{m !yea .W['T w{r.b,[.l vyia